Eddie Jones summed him up well when he came to see us recently . He said he was a rare type of player that steps up to International Rugby with batting an eyelid and one he considers a 'sticky' player - ie give him a job , and he will stick to it mainly because he has a sharp rugby brain and reads the game so well .
Injuries and age will always take a toll and he might lose 1/2 metre of pace but ... he's still got it